FIC: all ye faithful (Merlin/Arthur - 25k - NC-17)

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Title: all ye faithful
Author/Artist: schweet_heart
Pairing(s): Merlin/Arthur, Morgana/Leon
Prompt: Posted here by little_huntress. Arthur/Merlin, Modern day AU. After years Arthur comes back home to Camelot for the holidays to visit his ailing father and patch things up. He reconnects with his sister, childhood friends, and the one person he could never forget.
Word Count/Art Medium: 25,845 words
Rating: NC-17
Contains (Highlight to view): *Includes brief mentions of teenage sexual encounters, past parental neglect and emotional abuse, an apologist sibling, homophobia and bigotry, family arguments and break-ups. Also features marking, possessive behaviour, anal and oral sex, shower sex, and improbable happily ever afters.*
Disclaimer: Merlin characters are the property of Shine and BBC. No profit is being made, and no copyright infringement is intended.
Notes: With many thanks to my wonderful beta, AP, without whom this fic would never have seen the light of day <3
Summary: After an eight and a half year absence, Arthur returns to his father’s house for Christmas, determined to find some closure and finally let go of the past. Merlin, as ever, gives him a reason to hold on.
Read it on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/16749565